The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-05
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING
THE REMOVAL
or Competition Between Honest and
Convict LabOr-The Druggists
Relief Bill Postponed.
THE CITIZENS OF LEBANON,
TENN, EXONERATED
From the Charge OF Burning Gov
erROr Taylor In Efilgy-SchOOl
Boys the Actors.
lsPEcIAL TO TIE APPEAL.l

NASH HFlLLk, IENN., M trCu 4,-6CNub.
New bi Is were in reduced as follows: !:
Regulating commerce within the
State Uf Tennessee.
Amending a general act authorizing
the condemnation of private property
for public Improvements
To make it an indictable offense to
receive at any toll gate a higher toll
than is authorized by law and the
charter Of the turnpike company.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Nancy: Providing for the
appointment Of j)i't committee to
inquire and report if the present les
sees OF the State Prison labor are will
ing to cancel their ex sting contract
with the SAFE in this particular, and
upon what terms the cost OF q proper
site upon which to erect new prison
buildings adequate and suitable to the
s ate's demands in this respect, and
the most practicable method for the
suppression Cf competition of the
prison convict labor with free labor Of
the State. L es over.
By Mr.. To ley:
Resolved, By both houses, that the
respective committees on the peniten-
tiary in int committee prep are a bill
and report the same to the two houses,
which shall have for its obj ct the re-
moval of the competition of convict
labor with honest labor of the State |;
or, if they fad such law impractical
be, they will report the same to this
General sfembly, go that the people
may know that party platforms are
sometimes made more with view to
catch votes than to practical legislA-
ton.
In the preamble, Mr.. Tolley states
that the members Of this General AS
sem oily were elected under pie dges to
remove the competition of convict Ia
Dor with honest labor OF the State.
The resolution lies over.
The House Joint resolution, relating
to the braDch-s of study that shall be
taught at the University Of Tennessee
was Goncurred in.
Tne resolati IN provides that be-
sides agriculture, civil and mining
engineering shall be taught.
The resolu ion introduced by Mr..
Long to limit discus ion to fifteen
MINUTES was taken up. An amend.
ment was adopted, providing that by
q two-thirds vote a member could
occupy the floor longer than fifteen
minutes, and the resolution was
adopted.
To provide for partial redemption OF
real estate sold for taxes and to pro-
vide for the relief Of tex payers.
To amend the charter of the town of
Shelbyvi.le.
To relieve all the druggists of the
State from back taxes ss liquor d salers
from 1881 to 1886 inclusive.
Toe Committee on Finance, Ways
and Means reported the Senate bill on
the same subject for pa cage, the drug.
gists to pay costs in the suits pending
and attorneys fees for the State.
Mr.. Trimble moved to substitute the
House bi as amended by the Senate
bill for the Senate bill. Carried.
Mr.. Ewing said great deal was in
volVed in the bill. 1t involved the
TieIsury OF the s ate, the justice of
the ciliz9ns of the State aud The decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court. He wss
opposed TO the bill. The druggists
we're informed long ago by the Attor-
ney General that they were liable for
the lax. Some of the druggists closed
up their whisky departments under
this advice, and others took out license
and paid the tax. These were here
a. king re ief along with those who had
d, fed the law. Ha thought the bill
ought not to pass Tbe saloon keepers
were as much entitled to the beneti 8
OF tho law as the druggists. The ss-
loon keeper sails under a plain flag,
snd there can be no concealment; the
druggist had not sailed under plain
flag. 1t was a well known fact that
10 many of these drug stores man
wodld 60 and get a drink whenever he
wanted it. The bill, if passed, would
deprive the State of large smoUot of
money that ought to be in its Golfers.
The decision OF the Supreme Court
was that these druggists were liable to
the whisky tax where they sold whis-
XIV as whisky. There was some talk
about breaking up the druggists. If
the saloon keepers had been allowed
to run on for FIVE or six years without
paying license, would not the pay
ment Tor these back years break them
up?
Mr.. Norment wanted the eonsidera.
tion of the bill postponed. He would
vote against this bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcdowell consid-
GRAFTON of the bill was made the spe-
cial order for IL O'Clock next WedneI-
day.
SENATE BILLS THIRD READING.
To punish fraud in the capitalization
of corporations.
The bill makes the violation fell
ony. The committee amended by
making the violation misdemeanor.
The object OF the bill is to prevent
stock from being "wstered." The bill
failed.
Mr.. Lynn said in his remarks the
other day relating to the changes in
the submission bill that some of the
Senators and members OF the press
had construed his remarks a. referring
to the clerk of the Senate. He desired
to say that he had the fullest conf
dence in theintegrity and honesty and
ability of the clerk.
IL ulbdllOW lOOb ~ AtOOAhOyb bOhbIhl
in cases stricken from the docket or in
which nolle prosequi is entered.
Mr.. Simerly objected to the bill. He
said it would resu in injustice to the
attorneys general. That officer was
not responsible when grand juries
under inquisitorial powers send out
and get witnesses and the Attorney
General is required to write the pre-
sentiment. The Attorney General is
not permitted to remain in the grand
jury room when the vote is being
taken on an indictment
Mr.. Lynn said that at the session of
the last grand jury he served on in
Memphis that very question came up.
The jury objected 10 the presence Of
the Attorney General 10 The Jury
Toom, but the Judge of the court de-
cided that that officer had a right to
be present at any and all times.
Mr. Simerly-Then your Judge did
wrong. The Supreme Court has de-
cided that the Attorney General can